HB 202 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Election Laws - As introduced, requires the state coordinator of elections to monthly compare the statewide voter registration database with relevant databases of state and federal agencies to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state; revises documents that may be provided to prove United States citizenship upon request by a county election commission; revises the process of appealing a determination that an individual is not qualified to vote based upon citizenship status. - Amends TCA Title 2.

HB 202 requires Tennessee voters registering after July 2025 to submit proof of U.S. citizenship (like a birth certificate, passport, or naturalization document) with their registration forms. The state election coordinator must monthly compare the statewide voter database with state and federal records (including driver's license and social security databases) to identify non-citizens. If citizenship is questioned, voters have 30 days to provide proof to their county election commission; failure results in removal from voter rolls (with voting history preserved), but voters may appeal to the state election commission for a hearing. This bill directly affects all new and existing voters in Tennessee whose citizenship is verified through this process.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
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Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Kelly Keisling
RRepublican
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